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Gilbert Gutknecht: By that time, Mr. Speaker, they would be paying a tax rate of upwards of 82 percent just to meet the ongoing needs of…

On the recordMarch 10, 1999
By that time, Mr. Speaker, they would be paying a tax rate of upwards of 82 percent just to meet the ongoing needs of the Federal Government and the obligations to Social Security. Now, that is the situation we confronted in 1995. The American people said, that is unacceptable, we said it is unacceptable. We started about eliminating needless waste. We eliminated 400 programs, we reformed the welfare system, we tackled the entitlements, and we have made enormous progress since then.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing tax rates and government spending during a speech on fiscal responsibility.

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